UT football: Shipley, Phillips are game-time decisions

AUSTIN — Texas might be short-handed not only when throwing the ball against Texas Tech on Saturday, but also when trying to stop the Red Raiders from doing the same.

After Mack Brown said earlier this week he expected wide receiver Jaxon Shipley and defensive back Adrian Phillips to play against Tech, both starters are now considered “game-time decisions,” according to a UT official.

Shipley, UT’s leading receiver, injured his right knee while trying to make a catch in the second quarter of last week’s victory over Kansas. He jogged on the sideline but didn’t return to the game.

Phillips, who’s started five games this season and played both cornerback and safety, missed the Kansas game with a shoulder injury. If he can’t play, Christian Scott would become UT’s fifth defensive back and freshman Mykkele Thompson would be the sixth.